Churchill and Blakedown
Parish in Wyre Forest, Worcestershire, England
| Coordinates: | 52.408, -2.191 |
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| OS grid ref: | SO 87 78 |
| Dialling code: | 01562 (Kidderminster) |
The parish of Churchill and Blakedown sits in the district of Wyre Forest in Worcestershire, England, occupying a pleasant edge‑of‑country spot where rolling farmland and pockets of woodland meet the outer suburbs of the West Midlands. The two villages retain a very villagey feel: hedgerows, footpaths and local pubs give a strong sense of place, while greenbelt protection keeps the landscape largely rural despite good road and rail links into Birmingham and Worcester.
Blakedown grew noticeably in the nineteenth century with the arrival of the railway and still has a conservation‑area character of Victorian terraces and a village green, while Churchill keeps an older, quieter core around its parish church and farms. Today the area is a mix of commuters, small local businesses and farming, with an active community calendar, village halls and many opportunities for walking and enjoying the surrounding Worcestershire countryside.
Postcode districts covering Churchill and Blakedown
Most populated places nearby
- Birmingham 14 miles22.5 km
- Wolverhampton 13 miles20.9 km
- Dudley 7.7 miles12.4 km
- Walsall 14.8 miles23.9 km
- Telford 22.1 miles35.6 km
- West Bromwich 12.5 miles20.1 km
- Solihull 16.2 miles26 km
- Sutton Coldfield 18.9 miles30.4 km
- Worcester 14.6 miles23.5 km
- Cannock 21.4 miles34.5 km
- Redditch 13.6 miles21.8 km
- Kidderminster 3.1 miles5 km
Neighbouring places
- Blakedown Built-up area 0.7 miles1.2 km
- Wyre Forest Rural Ward 1.8 miles2.9 km
- Cookley Built-up area 1.8 miles2.9 km
- Broome Parish 1.9 miles3.1 km
- Hagley West Ward 2 miles3.2 km
- Broadwaters Ward 2.1 miles3.3 km
- Offmore & Comberton Ward 2.2 miles3.6 km
- Hagley Built-up area 2.3 miles3.7 km
- Wolverley and Cookley Parish 2.6 miles4.3 km
- Wolverley Built-up area 2.9 miles4.6 km
- Aggborough & Spennells Ward 2.9 miles4.6 km
- Stone Parish 3.1 miles4.9 km
Example postcodes in Churchill and Blakedown
DY10 3NU, DY10 3JJ, DY10 3JE, DY10 3NY, DY10 3ND, DY10 3NB, DY10 3JH, DY10 3JY, DY10 3JT … See all
Transport links
- Birmingham International Airport 18.9 miles30.5 km
- East Midlands Airport 46.5 miles74.9 km
- Blakedown Railway Station 0.7 miles1.1 km
- Hagley Railway Station 2.1 miles3.4 km
Hotels near Churchill and Blakedown Ad
- Hogarths Stone Manor 4 2.8 miles4.6 km
- Brockencote Hall 4 3.5 miles5.6 km
- Granary Villa 3 3.4 miles5.5 km
- Copthorne Hotel Merry Hill Dudley 4 6.2 miles9.9 km
- Grafton Manor Hotel 7.4 miles11.9 km
- Hillscourt 7.9 miles12.7 km
- Holiday Inn Express Droitwich Spa 3 8.7 miles14 km
- Domo Boutique Hotel 4 9.9 miles15.9 km
- Holiday Inn Birmingham Bromsgrove 4 6.8 miles10.9 km
- Old Rose and Crown Hotel 8 miles12.8 km
Schools in Churchill and Blakedown
- Blakedown C of E Primary School Primary
Local points of interest
- Aggborough Stadium 2.9 miles4.7 km
- Hagley Hall Country house 3.2 miles5.1 km
- Wyre Forest Forest 6.9 miles11.1 km
- Westwood House Estate 9.8 miles15.8 km
- Selly Oak Colleges Library Library 10.5 miles16.9 km
- Hewell Grange Estate 10.8 miles17.4 km
- Witley Court Historic site 11.3 miles18.2 km
- The Hawthorns Stadium 11.9 miles19.1 km
- Davenport House Estate 12.3 miles19.7 km
- Molineux Stadium Stadium 12.9 miles20.7 km
- Upper West Mall Shopping centre 13.4 miles21.6 km
- Wolverhampton Racecourse Recreation 13.7 miles22 km